Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis major work presents a radically new view of the origins of the Nazi slaughter of the Jews. Mayer argues that though Hitler was always viciously anti-Semitic, the genocide was not part of his plan from the start. Instead, it was triggered when the Nazi's massive campaign against Russia began to founder. Mayer places what Hitler called "the Final Solution" in historical context, examining both the prewar political situation in Europe that made it possible, and some analogous, if much less horrific, events in the distant past. The result is an important and provocative new answer to one of the most pressing questions facing historians today: How could such an enormity have come to pass? |
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... Moscow . Both Stalin and the Communist parties of Europe were shaken by the ease and speed with which the German Communist Party had been de- stroyed and the Nazis had tightened their grip on power . Desperate to break out of its ...
... Moscow . Both Stalin and the Communist parties of Europe were shaken by the ease and speed with which the German Communist Party had been de- stroyed and the Nazis had tightened their grip on power . Desperate to break out of its ...
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... Moscow and Leningrad in the few remaining weeks of passable weather . All three army groups , but in particular the divisions of the central front , including Guderian's armored units , were suffering increasingly serious shortages of ...
... Moscow and Leningrad in the few remaining weeks of passable weather . All three army groups , but in particular the divisions of the central front , including Guderian's armored units , were suffering increasingly serious shortages of ...
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... Moscow . With the city gravely imperiled , the Soviets proceeded to evacuate key government of- fices , and also the General Staff . At the same time , they bolstered their defenses some thirteen miles west of the city . Stalin ordered ...
... Moscow . With the city gravely imperiled , the Soviets proceeded to evacuate key government of- fices , and also the General Staff . At the same time , they bolstered their defenses some thirteen miles west of the city . Stalin ordered ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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